Associate Professor, Applied Behavioral Science and Psychology
Director, ABS Multicultural Scholars Program
2013 Dole Human Development Center
Department Phone: 785.864.4840
Office phone: 785.864.3581
Fax: 785.864.5202
E-mail: yjackson@ku.edu
B.S. Valparaiso University (Psychology), 1990
M.A. University of Alabama (Clinical Child Psychology), 1993
Ph.D. University of Alabama (Clinical Child Psychology), 1995
Undergraduate and Graduate Courses
Research Interests
Current research projects focus on how children adapt to stress and trauma and the development of the resilient child. Especially interested in identifying the role of protective factors in children and how these might mediate the impact of stress. Another area involves identifying the ways that children develop coping resources and the personality characteristics (e.g., temperament, locus of control) that are associated with the development of pathological behavior. Another research area involves investigating how cultural differences impact the psychological development of ethnic minority children and the impact of culture on bi-racial children. Research is also focusing on how witnessing domestic violence between caretakers impacts the development of children. Also interested in investigating the impact of physical and sexual abuse on the psycho-social development of the child. Another research interest involves preventing gang membership and reducing violence between children.
Representative Publications
Jackson, Y. Kim, K., & Delap, C. (in press). Mediators of control beliefs, stressful life events, and behavioral outcome: The role of appraisal and social support. Journal of Traumatic Stress.
Jackson, Y. (2005). Testing the compensatory and immunity models of children’s adaptive behavior: The role of appraisal. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 75, 369-380.
Jackson, Y., Sifers, S. K., Warren, J. S., & Velasquez, D. (2003). Family protective factors and behavioral outcome: The role of appraisal of family life events. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 11, 103-111.
Puddy, R. W., & Jackson, Y. (2003). The development of parenting skills in foster parent training. Child and Youth Care Forum, 25, 987-1013.
Jackson, Y. (2002) Exploring empirically supported treatment options for children: Making the case for the next generation of cultural research. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 9, 220-222.
Jackson, Y. (2002). Mentoring for delinquent children: An outcome study with young adolescent children. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 31, 115-122.
Jackson, Y., Puddy, R. W., & Lazicki-Puddy, T. A. (2001). Ethical practices of play therapists: An outcome study. International Journal of Play Therapy, 10, 31-51.
Jackson, Y., Frick, P., & Dravage-Bush, J. (2000). Perceptions of control in children with externalizing and mixed behavior disorders. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 31, 43-58.
Jackson, Y., & Warren, J. (2000). Appraisal, social support, and life events: Predicting outcome behavior in school-age children. Child Development, 71, 1441-1453.
Jackson, Y. (1999). Applying APA ethical guidelines to individual play therapy with children. International Journal of Play Therapy, 26, 1-15.
Jackson, Y., Rump, B., Ferguson, K., & Brown, A. (1999). Group treatment approaches for traumatized children. International Journal of Group Therapy, 3, 42-57.
Jackson, Y., & Frick, P. (1998). Negative life events and the adjustment of school-age children: Testing protective models. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 27, 370-380.
Jackson, Y. (1996). [Review of the book Protecting Children from Abuse and Neglect]. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 22, 133-136.
Frick, P. J., & Jackson, Y. K. (1993). Family functioning and childhood
antisocial behavior: Yet another reinterpretation. Journal of Clinical
Child Psychology, 22, 410-419.
